Policy Work

Welfare Analysis

Part 1: Welfare Analysis Meets Decision Theory

Part one in a three-part series on how the tools of welfare analysis and decision science can be used to inform the direction, scope  and design of research and decision-making.  

Part 2: Welfare Analysis Meets Research Prioritization 

Using the marginal value of public funds (MVPF) to inform the direction of future research.

Part 3: Welfare Analysis Meets Study Design 

Using the MVPF to inform the design of a randomized experiment.

COVID-19 Analysis

Shortly after being formally established in early 2020, the Center and Department of Health Policy became engaged with the Governor’s “Unified Command” task force to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary data analysis and reporting group. Center faculty and collaborators produced 12 public health reports between April 2020 and August 2021 to inform the public about the state of the pandemic in nearly real-time.